>You would either need to use the Enterprise kernel, or limit the mem >usage to I believe less than 800MB.
>This from the OT list and Tom Brinkman, the absolute authority on these >issues around here: > > I believe your video problems are E-kernel related. If you've > > >got a lot of ram use mem=860M with the regular kernel. Your > > > memory performance will actually be better than usin the > > > E-kernel and tryin to use all of it. > > >-- > > > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas > > > hm ok where do iput that command? How-to pls. :D > > Put mem=860M in your lilo append line for the regular kernel, >run lilo, reboot an choose the regular kernel. Update: Well, I did manage to install with a patched kernel that someone else patched for the vesa framebuffer video problem, that is the Nvidia graphics card + 1gig of memory error. However, even when I get mandrake installed, I still get major errors with the video. It appears that the nvidia graphics drivers demand a patched kernel and someone the kernel patch is not compatible with the other stuff that is required to install it. When starting x, I get screen corruption and a lock of Linux. The lack of Highpoint RAID controller support is not desirable but something that I could live with but I also have issues with the onboard LAN. I can solve that by using a Dlink LAN card but the graphics problems are a show stopper. I replaced the geforce 4 with a geforce 2 with 32 meg of memory and was able to install normally. Still get the enterprise kernel but also the regular kernel as well. I can boot into either one with regular kernel limiting the memory used. However the problems with x exist with both regular and enterprise kernels and I can't figure out how to get around those. Anyone with any suggestions would be appreciated. As it is, as much as I HATE to do it, I am going to try to download Redhat ISO's in the hopes that they support higher end hardware a little better. I don't know what else to do after 2 days of trying to get Mandrake to work.
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